Paper bottle



E. J. KLEESS PAPER BOTTLE Dec. 27, 1932.

Filed July 8, 1930 I inventor flward J Flees Gnome gr Patented Dec. 27, 1932 UNITED- STATES JOHN KIiEESS, OF SPRINGFIELD, NEW YORK PAPER BOTTLE Application filed July 8, 1880. Serial No. 466,608.

This invention relates to receptacles or containers and especiall to bottles and the like for the storage an dispensing of soft drinks.

In the dispensing of bottled soft drinks along the roadside to automobile travelers, it is necessary that the bottles be returned to the proprietor of the stand or that an extra charge be made to cover the cost of the bottle.

Moreover, the conventional glass bottles in which soft drinks are now almost universally sold are difiicult of disposal it carried away by the purchaser of a drink, and are often thrown upon the road and broken, thus becoming a source of much annoyance and possible accidents to motorists.

An object of the present invention, therefore, is to provide a container for carbonated beverages and other soft drinks made of pa-.

per and which can be readily discarded when empty without liability of damage to vehicle tires.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of such a container which is relatively light in weight and which enlbodies all ofthe advantages of a glass bottle provided with a crimped cap.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the followin description when taken in connection wit the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete bottle with the stopper secured therein a in sealing position.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary view of the upper end of the bottle and a stopper ready to be inserted therein.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the flexible means for securing the paper body to the neck ring and for binding the neck ring to the stopper.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view through the upper end of the completed bottle showing the manner of sealing the same; and

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5-5 of'Figure 1 and showing one means of mounting the bottom in the bottle.

Referring to the drawing in greater detail the numeral 1 indicates a tapered body portion formed of waterproof paper or similar light material. Any preferred bottom may be employed for this paper body; however, in the present construction I have shown the body as bulged outward slightly adjacent its bottom as indicated by the numeral 2 and inserted therein is a disc 3 of relatively heavy I material, such as cardboard or the like, and supported against the shoulder 2 bymeans of a flanged disc 4 of lighter material. These two elements, that is, disc 3 and flanged-disc 4, are heldin position by the upturned flange I 5 forming a part of the body 1. This pore tion of the bottle is rendered waterproof by coating with paraflin-or the like, as indicated by numeral 6.

In the upper end of. the tapered body 1 is mounted a neck ring or nozzle 7 which has its outer wall tapered to conform to the taper of the body and may be secured thereto by means of any referred adhesive. While the material o the element 7 is described as cork, it will be understood that this ring may be made of other material provided the same is compressible as hereinafter indicated. However, cork is preferred inasmuch as it provides a better sealing medium for the bottle.

After the bottle as'thus far described is filled with a carbonated beverage or other soft drink, a stopp r 8 is inserted therein in the usual'manner, and a flexible member such as a wire 9 is drawn tightly about the upper end of the bottle as indicated in Figure 4, and the ends twisted together as indicated by the numeral 10' in Figure 1. By thus tightly drawing the wire about the upper end of the bottle, it will be seen that the wire not only securely anchors the upper end of the body member to the neck ring 7, but also compresses this ring into the body of the cork 8, as indicated by the numeral 11, thus providing a complete seal between these elements. A loop 12 is preferably employed to form an additional means of securing the stopper 8 in the mouth of the bottle. This loop has its ends secured to they flexible member 9 and its intermediate or bite portion passes over the upper end of the stopper in the usual manner.

It will thus be seen by constructing the 10.

' beverages.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be apparent that I have provided a novel construction of bottle which is light in weight and yet sufliciently rigid to permit of being readily handled, in dispensing and when discharging the contents; that it embodies all of the advantages: of the ordinary glass bottle and crimped cap insofar as the sealing qualities are concerned; and that it can be carried away by motorists and opened at leisure without the requirement of a special tool, and when the contents are consumed it may be readily disposed of without liability of damage to vehicle tires, etc.

In accordance with the patent statutes I have described what I now believe'to he the preferred form of the invention, but it is to be understood that various minor changes may be made in the details thereof without departing from the spirit of the invention, and all such modified forms: are intended to be included in the scope of the appended claims.

by Letters Patent is:

a fastening wire loop in engagement with the top of said stopper and having its ends secured to said first-named wire. i EDWARD JOHN KLEESS.

1. A bottle comprising a body of waterproof paper, a neck ring or nozzle of comprcssible material mounted in the 11 per end of said body, a stopper for said mg, and means encircling said ring and compressing the same into the sidewall of said stopper.

2. A bottle comprising a body of waterproof paper, a neck ring ornozzle ofcompressible material mounted in the upper end of said body, a stopper for said ring, and a flexible member encircling the upper end of d the body so as to compress said ring into the sidewall of the stopper and secure the paper body to said ring.

3. A bottle comprising a body of waterproof paper, a neck ring or nozzle of compressible material mounted in the upper end of said body and secured thereto by an adhesive, a stopper for said ring, and a flexible member encircling the upper end of the body so as to compress said ring into the sidewall of the stopper and serving as an additional means of securing the paper body to said ring.

4. A bottle comprising a body of water-- 

